auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
auctioning
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present participleof auction.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The page was shared widely among “Hey Arnold!” fans; Bartlett also helped raise funds by auctioning off original “Hey Arnold!” cels and hand-painted backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Treasury is auctioning $19 billion in 10-year Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
LaFontaine said the founders stumbled onto the live auction format that dominates the platform—they also host some fixed price sales—when they saw people auctioning Funko Pops during a livestream on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Amy Winehouse's father must pay just under £1m to two of his daughter's friends after a failed High Court claim over the auctioning of the late singer's items.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
